Jon Hanzen

Hey there Ron, You came are close to where I consider to be one of the best homesteading locales on the west coast. After moving back to the mainland from Big Island I researched and scouted many choice places to relocate to and build a new permaculture homestead. One of the places I found just after buying my current property on the southern Oregon coast in Port Orford is located north of Sac. in the Trinity Mountains. That is southwest of the I5 Redding on a country road that leads to Cecilville, CA. The road getting there is precarious and probably already closed for the winter. However, you could plan on a visit. in the spring to check it out. Salmon Creek Saloon will get you started and answer all your questions. From there you can venture toward Humbolt county as the real estate deals in my opinion hold great value in terms of permaculture and homesteading. Much of the nortorious crime has dispersed due to the legalliization of Cannabis and the small towns and rural areas and desiring/recruiting community minded people to help rebuild.
You might head up to the southern Oregon coast with particulr regard to Curry County which includes Brookings, Gold Beach, and Prot Orford.  The forrest hikes and wild and scenic sandy beaches are idealic and offer refuge and are a hedge against social ills associated with urban development.
In any case, all the best to you where ever your journey might take you.

In NW Montana where morel mushrooms are common to be found I ordered spores by mail and planted them at the border of my property noticing it as an ideal location. I wasn't there long enough but the spores weren't as expensive asa petrol to and from remote locations and it added to local food security at my location.

https://www.ic.org/advert/intentional-community-ready-property-multi-home-permaculture-designed-on-37-5-acres/

This is a great link for anyone currently interested in joined an estblished eco-village and has enough capital available to buy in...($310 K) I spent some time in the area SW. NM. and SE. AZ. and loved it! The high dessert is teemming with life especially within the migrational patterns and monsoon season. Plus the mountains are phantasmagoric.

My ideal eco-village would be a Community Land Trust on-paper because it is a non-profit organization and estblished as a Permaculture Eco-village in design of it's by-laws and mission.
Next, it would probably be using Tiny Homes exclusively bcuz it avoids zoning/building code stipulations by being on wheels and puts everyone one one the same page/common ground for ethically living a life and lifestyle on principle which could also be used within one's political ideology and reflected online.
Lastly, it would have the. pre-requisite of being Vegan exclusively to get your application approved by the board of directers which would be made up of 100% member residents of the C.L.T. Here, accountability reetains the agency for developing in autonomy.

Don't forget northern Mendicino County.

Bioregional New Localism is a context that one may subscribe to just 'sustainable principle' is within sustainable culture. It acts as Stewardship principle [working together to achieve a common goal] in the power law of immediacy. [By introducing the power law of immediacy to the power laws of diversity and multiplicity one can be accountble to retain the agency of autonomy.]

Hi Tova, I not a macho man but rather have a documented diagnosis that is from being born an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person). I am fortunate to be recieving disability compensation income benefits already to the tune of what you are offering for a caregiver. (I hvae done this professionally in the past working for the States of Oregon and Colorado). Anyway, I too am interested in traveling as a digital nomad by ethically living a life and lifestyle on principle.  Good luck in find companionship. It is something I have found difficult on account of having developed nuerodivergence.
"We are all just waking each other home." -Ram Das

Hello, this is a shout out to all those seeking to relocate and proactively practice Permaculture. In case you are not aware of the current political climate in Nor.Cal. one could say that the recent Canabis Legalization has instigated drastic change for local communities there which are now in recovery. The exciting news is the real estate market reflects this and is near the bottom of a 'buyers market.' If your interested and in the market to purchase rural land for consider joining in a community spirit for a town revival. Little towns like Garberville, CA. have long since served as a hub for surrounding horticulturalist properties on large rural acreage which is now transitioning to new property stewardship. Check it out. The year round growing climate is ideal for cultivation with ecological diversity in mind and some properties have an abundance of water with irrigation that include 'water rights.'

My suggestion is a C.L.T (Community Land Trust) on paper which is recognized as a Non-profit organization and eligable for special grants, loans/financing, donations from benefactors and possible subsidiaries. The C.L.T. functions on the premise of an indefinite land lease where the normal costs associated with land ownership like property taxes and inflation is a non-issue. Plus, for a community model the C.L.T. enables each person/family to own their own home and retain agency for developing their plot while remaining in solidarity and support of Stewardship principles assocaited with being a member resident. The key for this model to work is for 100% member resident representation on the borad of directors. In this way, accountaility can retain the agency of autonomy in a long term and sustainable community context of funcitonal interdependence.

My suggestion is a C.L.T (Community Land Trust) on paper which is recognized as a Non-profit organization and eligable for special grants, loans/financing, donations from benefactors and possible subsidiaries. The C.L.T. functions on the premise of an indefinite land lease where the normal costs associated with land ownership like property taxes and inflation is a non-issue. Plus, for a community model the C.L.T. enables each person/family to own their own home and retain agency for developing their plot while remaining in solidarity and support of Stewardship principles assocaited with being a member resident. The key for this model to work is for 100% member resident representation on the borad of directors. In this way, accountaility can retain the agency of autonomy in a long term and sustainable community context of funcitonal interdependence.

Wow, it looks amazing. Permacutlure is always a work in progress. Inoculate the huglekulture beds with giant batches of compost tea and use a sprayer via tractor or atv to innoculate the beds.  Keep them wet with a hose or sprayer as much as possible. This will break down the wood faster as soon as mycellium finds its way into the wood rounds.  :-)
Ground cover should be wildcrafted/gleaned from a day trip to the National forest/BLM. Check with California State law at the local Parks and Recs. Dept. for the specifics on what is legal. But Northern Cal. forests have tons of hostas and ferns that grow in the shade and undergrowth. Of course this ground cover will probably be in full sun. You could try a few cans of wild flower seeds from the Home Depot atop the beds with dirt. This will make your neighbor happy and provide further mulch in the fall and winter.
I am also a huge fan of mulch.  The more the better. I'd invest in an industrial sized chipper if I could and use it as a side business to make money.